Selimaj Surname

140,721st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,170 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Albania
Highest density in:
Albania

Selimaj Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Selimaj Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Albania1,9171:1,520223
Kosovo7941:2,345379
Greece1711:64,79410,835
United States1421:2,552,528155,105
Switzerland361:228,13719,301
Montenegro351:18,2732,093
Sweden261:378,72126,697
Canada121:3,070,466169,836
England91:6,190,895170,599
Germany81:10,063,182283,807
Italy81:7,644,586115,463
Slovenia51:497,53521,006
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
France11:66,422,722504,397

Selimaj (11) may also be a first name.

Selimaj Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Selimaj Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Selimaj occurs most in Albania. It can appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Selimaj? popularity and diffusion

It is the 140,721st most commonly occurring surname on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 2,298,910 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 95 percent of Selimaj are found; 92 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 86 percent are found in Albano-Europe. It is also the 3,487,849th most numerous forename internationally, held by 11 people.

This surname is most frequently used in Albania, where it is borne by 1,917 people, or 1 in 1,520. In Albania it is most numerous in: Tirana County, where 25 percent reside, Fier County, where 18 percent reside and Kukës County, where 18 percent reside. Beside Albania Selimaj occurs in 15 countries. It is also common in Kosovo, where 25 percent reside and Greece, where 5 percent reside.

Selimaj Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Selimaj surname are 18.99% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 72.22% registered with the political party.

The amount Selimaj earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 9.27% less than the national average, earning $39,147 USD per year and in Canada they earn 15.85% less than the national average, earning $41,810 CAD per year.

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Selimaj
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